The pawn shop confirmed they bought the two rings from Stanford for $705.

"The offender’s motivation was, to use his term, misguided loyalty to his brother," Justice Robert Hulme told the court during the sentencing hearing.

"It was the act of a man who put morality and human decency secondary to the interests of his murderous brother. I am satisfied he must have known that the two rings had been stolen — in the context of the murder of a woman who was much loved by her family and in her community — and who was looking forward to her impending marriage to the man she loved."

Marcus was sentenced to 15 months in jail without parole, which means with time served he will be released on September 9.